Two dead, three missing in central Vietnam floods

Flood waters submerge parked cars in Hue city in central Vietnam on Nov 15, 2023. — AFP

HANOI (AFP): Two people have died and three are still missing after days of heavy rain flooded streets and thousands of homes in central Vietnam, disaster management authorities said Thursday (Nov 16).

Among the hardest hit cities was Hue, Vietnam's old imperial capital, where 16,000 homes have been partially submerged, according to the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.